LXXXII

Question 1

repudiate /rɪˈpjuːdieɪt/

Answer 1

1) to refuse to accept or continue with something SYN reject
“He repudiated all offers of friendship.”
2) to state or show that something is not true or correct
“The book repudiates the racist stereotypes about black women.”

Question 2

invoke /ɪnˈvəʊk/

Answer 2

1) if you invoke a law, rule etc, you say that you are doing something because the law allows or forces you to
“The UN threatened to invoke economic sanctions if the talks were broken off.”
2) to make a particular idea, image, or feeling appear in people’s minds by describing an event or situation, or by talking about a person → evoke
“a painting that invokes images of the Rocky Mountains”
“During his speech, he invoked the memory of Harry Truman.”
3) to use a law, principle, or theory to support your views
4) to operate a computer program
5) to ask for help from someone more powerful than you, especially a god
“St. Genevieve is often invoked against plagues.”
6) to make spirits appear by using magic
“invoking the spirits of their ancestors”

Question 3

lieu /ljuː/

Answer 3

in lieu (of something)
instead of
“extra time off in lieu of payment”

Question 4

summons /ˈsʌmənz/

Answer 4

1) an official order to appear in a court of law
“The judge must issue a summons.”
“He had been accused of a drug offence but police had been unable to serve a summons on him”
2) to order someone to appear in a court of law
“She has been summonsed to appear in court.”
“Basil was summonsed for wounding a police officer.”

Question 5

triad /ˈtraɪæd/

Answer 5

1) a Chinese secret criminal group

2) a group of three people or things that are related or similar to each other

Question 6

imminent /ˈɪmɪnənt/

Answer 6

an event that is imminent, especially an unpleasant one, will happen very soon
imminent danger/threat/death/disaster etc
“He was in imminent danger of dying.”
“A new trade agreement is imminent.”

Question 7

cult /kʌlt/

Answer 7

1) an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion
2) a fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives
cult of
“Diet, exercise … It’s all part of this cult of self-improvement.”
3) a group of people who are very interested in a particular thing
“O’Brien has a cult of devoted readers.”
4) a system of religious beliefs and practices

cult film/band/figure etc
a film, music group etc that has become very popular but only among a particular group of people
“the 1980s cult movie ‘The Gods Must Be Crazy’”
“The actor James Dean acquired the status of a cult hero.”

Question 8

thrive /θraɪv/

Answer 8

to become very successful or very strong and healthy
“plants that thrive in tropical rain forests”
“a business which managed to thrive during a recession”

thrive on something
to enjoy or be successful in a particular situation, especially one that other people find difficult or unpleasant
“I wouldn’t want that much pressure, but she seems to thrive on it.”

Question 9

flourish /ˈflʌrɪʃ/

Answer 9

1) to develop well and be successful SYN thrive
“The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing.”
2) to grow well and be very healthy → thrive
“Most plants will flourish in the rich deep soils here.”
3) to wave something in your hand in order to make people notice it
“She walked quickly to the desk, flourishing her cheque book.”
4) a special or impressive part of something
“There’s nothing like a luxurious dessert to give a menu a final flourish.”
with a flourish
“They finished the season with a flourish, winning their last three matches.”
5) a loud part of a piece of music, played especially when an important person enters
“a flourish of trumpets”
6) a curved line that you use to decorate writing

with a flourish
with a large confident movement that makes people notice you
“He opened his wallet with a flourish and took out a handful of notes.”

Question 10

consistent /kənˈsɪstənt/

Answer 10

1) always behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc – usually used to show approval OPP inconsistent
“She’s the team’s most consistent player.”
consistent in
“We need to be consistent in our approach.”
2) continuing to happen or develop in the same way
“a consistent improvement in the country’s economy”
3) a consistent argument or idea does not have any parts that do not match other parts OPP inconsistent
“The evidence is not consistent.”

be consistent with something
if a fact, idea etc is consistent with another one, it seems to match it
“Her injuries are consistent with having fallen from the building.”
“The results are consistent with earlier research.”